In a “Life With Archie” issue released today, the beloved comic book character took a bullet for his friend, the openly gay Senator Kevin Keller, whose platform involves a push for more gun control in Riverdale. Archie Comics announced in April that the star of its later-in-life spinoff series “Life with Archie” would soon die, but the circumstances weren’t announced until Monday.

While Archie will live on in other series, his death in “Life with Archie” will stick—today’s release is the penultimate issue, with the last one slated to memorialize his character.

In honor of Archie’s death, read about heroic sacrifices in comics throughout the ages. Read More »

In issue #641 of “Archie,” the Archie gang that first appeared in 1941 will cross over into the very immediate world of television show “Glee.”

The students of “Glee’s” William McKinley High will meet the wholesome kids of Riverdale High in a multi-part story written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and illustrated by artist Dan Parent. The issue “Archie Meets Glee Part 1″ will hit stands on Wednesday, March 6, and Speakeasy has a sneak peek at some of the debut issue’s 32 pages.

Along with Archie, Betty and Veronica, can you recognize the characters of “Glee”? Read More »

It’s unclear who reads Archie Comics these days, but whoever the readers are, they’ll notice a new character in coming issues. The comic, which dates to the 1940s and for decades has revolved around a love triangle between Archie Andrews and Riverdale High classmates Betty and Veronica, is debuting its first openly gay character. The new student, Kevin Keller, is scheduled to appear in issue #202, out in September, and will add diversity to a Riverdale community that has been criticized as being too homogeneous. Could a Madonna-themed issue of Archie be far behind? Read More »

Archie Chooses Veronica: After 65 years of waffling, Archie Andrews has finally made his choice. The Riverdale red-head will propose to gal-pal Veronica over Betty in an August issue of the comic series. [Archie Blogs]

Hepburn Stamp Auctioned: An anonymous buyer paid $93,800 at an German auction for a rare stamp of Audrey Hepburn. The 2001 edition was yanked after the actress’ son objected to the cigarette in her mouth and refused to release the copyright. [NY Daily News] Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.